IU loses in overtime against St. John's

IU coach Mike Freitag had little to say.

After Saturday’s 3-2 elimination loss to St. John’s in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, the Hoosiers headed home, one match short of the College Cup.

“There’s nothing you can really say,” Freitag said. “Everybody’s down. I just want to tell them I’m proud of them, I love them, and life will go on.”

In its deepest postseason play since the 2004 championship year, IU failed to bring back an eighth national title. During the weekend, the eight true seniors became the first four-year players to miss the NCAA College Cup since the program’s inception under former coach Jerry Yeagley.

For more on this story, check out Monday’s publication of the IDS.